Hiring: Staff AI Scientist, Foundation Models Company: Tempus AI Location: New York, NY Job Posted Time: 2026-09-14 10:20:56 Target Skills & Keywords : Computer Vision, Deep Learning, Linear, Machine Learning, NLP, PyTorch, Python About the job Experience: •3+ years of industry experience driving end-to-end development of machine learning models, from research and experimentation to validation and production deployment. Required Skills: •Technical Leadership: Serve as a senior individual contributor within the foundation model team, providing strong hands-on technical contributions while helping shape model architecture, research direction, and execution. Work closely with scientists and engineers to take ambitious AI technologies from research through validation and deployment. •Foundation Model Applications: Develop and adapt foundation-model-derived models for downstream clinical and life sciences applications, including prognosis, treatment outcome prediction, patient stratification, biomarker discovery, clinical trial applications, and partner-specific AI solutions. •Scientific Leadership: Contribute original ideas that advance Tempus’s foundation model research agenda, publish impactful research, and engage with the broader AI research community. •Regulatory and Product Alignment: Work with cross-functional teams to ensure models and AI products meet appropriate quality, validation, and regulatory standards for healthcare and life sciences applications. Qualifications: •We value diverse perspectives and recognize that outstanding talent does not always follow a linear path. If you are passionate about this work and believe you have what it takes to thrive here, please apply even if you do not precisely match all the qualifications below. •Professional Experience: 3+ years of industry experience driving end-to-end development of machine learning models, from research and experimentation to validation and production deployment. •Research Excellence: A strong track record of original, high-impact research demonstrated through peer-reviewed publications in leading machine learning, computer vision, NLP, or related AI venues is required. Publications in medical or healthcare AI and prior experience developing foundation models are strongly preferred. •Engineering Excellence: Proficiency in Python and the modern deep learning stack (e.g. Pytorch). Strong product-level coding skills for model development are essential, along with a solid understanding of industry-standard software engineering and development practices. •The expected salary range may vary for other locations. Actual salary may vary based on qualifications and experience. Tempus offers a full range of benefits, which may include incentive compensation, restricted stock units, medical and other benefits depending on the position. Compensation: •$220,000 - $260,000 / year Interested candidates, please apply directly through the job posting on company's career page or try via AI auto apply on this platform. Don't miss this opportunity to join a forward-thinking team!